London Place Names

A Addle Street - From 'Adela' (filth,manure). Aldersgate Street - One of the City's seven gates Aldgate High Street - Possibly 'old Gate' Aldwych - Old Settlement B Barbican - A watchtower built on a mound Billingsgate - One of the two gates in the river wall. Barnes - Place by the barn Barnet - Land cleared by burning 1070 Battersea - Beaduric's island Bayswater - Bayard's water Bermondsey - Beornmund's island Bethnal Green - Blitha's green Blackheath - Dark field Bloomsbury - de Blemund's manor Brent - Celtic river name Brixton - Beorhtsige's stone C Camden - Named after Charles Pratt Camden Chalk Farm - Cold cottages Charring Cross - The name of the village of Charring situated at the bend in the river 'Cross' from the 'Eleanor Cross, the last of Edward 1's memorial crosses in memory of his Queen. Chelsea - Landing place for chalk Chiswick - Cheese farm Clapham - Homestead by the hill Clerkenwell - The Clerks' Well Crutched Friars - Named after a house of the Crutched Friars F Fenchurch Street - From the haymarket located here. Fetter Lane - From beggers ('fewters') who gathered here Fleet Street - From the River Fleet. G Gracechurch Street - From the grass (hay)market that was close by. Greenwich - green (grassy) port/village H Hampstead - homestead Highgate - High (toll) gate Holborn - Hollow stream Holloway - Hollow road I Islington - From 'Isen'(a spring containing iron). K Kensington - Cynesige's estate Kentish Town - Estate held by man from Kent Kilburn - Cows' stream Knightsbridge - Knights' bridge L Lambeth - Landing place for lambs Ludgate Hill - From 'ludda' (back gate). M Marylebone - St Mary's stream Mayfair - Place of the May fair N Notting Hill - Cnotta's hill O Old Jewry - The district formerly held by Jews. P Petticoat Lane - Ladies petticoates were sold at the market here. S St John's Wood - Granted to the Knights of St John St Pancras - Named after a saint Shepherds Bush - Shepherd's bushes Soho - Hunting cry Southwark - southern defensive work